The ten influencers 2018: Why these figures will define the year ahead

Ahead of what could be another 12 months of unprecedented disruption, SportsPro profiles ten figures whose work will direct the conversation and the action in the sports industry year.

The sports business may only know Robert Kotick a little at this stage, but there are already those within it who will offer a glowing reference.

“Bobby Kotick is one of the great executives of our time – the Jack Welch of our time,” says Scott O’Neill, chief executive of Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils owner Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment. “And not just in esports. He’s built a huge business and had great success.”